Roundball action takes center court
Basketball season at the Anna Maria Island Community Center brings a plethora of exciting games. A game of the week in age divisions will be highlighted here with an emphasis on each team in the league at least once during the season.
This week’s game of the week saw a 10-1, fourth-quarter run by Holy Cow Ice Cream break up what had been a close game as Holy Cow defeated Eat Here 28-16 in Division I basketball action April 30. Mikayla Kane led Holy Cow with 10 points and, along with Joely Hernandez, was a force on the offensive glass. Hernandez finished with 6 points, while Preston Horne added 8 points. Zach Stewart finished with 4 points in the Holy Cow Ice Cream victory.
Levi Lengel led Eat Here with 7 points, while Jacob Sperounes added 4 points. Savanah Sandstrum contributed 4 points and Kieran Grumley finished with 2 points in the loss.
Anna Maria Oyster Bar defeated Agnelli Pool Service 22-15 in Division III action April 30 behind 10 points from Taro de Haan. Hannah McCracken added 8 points and absolutely dominated the offensive boards. Griffin Heckler and Daniel Sentman each finished with 2 points in the victory.
Luke Marvin led Agnelli Pool Service with 8 points, while Franklin Valdez added 4 points. Shelby Morrow scored 2 points and Conal Cassidy finished with 1 point in the loss.
Southern Greens edged the Sandbar 13-11 in Division II action April 25 behind points from Corey Jaques. Connor Johnson, Dayton Modderman and Leo Tilelli scored 2 points apiece to round out the scoring for Southern Greens.
Gavin Sentman led the Sandbar with 5 points, while Truman Carlson, Jean-Paul Russo and Tyler Yavalar each added 2 points in the loss.
Sun defeated Rotten Ralph’s 43-38 in Premier Division action April 25. Julius Gomes led all scorers with 20 points, including three, 3-point baskets, while Blake Wilson added 13 points. Taylor Wilson scored 4 points, while Carolyn Cullinan, Connor Field and Joey Salinas each added 2 points in the victory.
Forrest Schield scored 15 points to lead Rotten Ralph’s, which also received 6 points apiece from Daniel Janisch and Kaitlyn Gibson. Kyle Parsons added 5 points and Amanda Gibson finished with 2 points in the loss.
League schedules and standings, when provided, will be available online at www.islander.org.
Key Royale golf news
The members joined up for a nine-hole, coed team low-net golf game April 23. The team of Tom Warda, Dennis Schavey, Bob Dickenson and Paulette Proxy combined to card an 11-under-par 117 and take first place. Eight shots back and alone in second place were the team of Sue Little, Joyce Brown, Jim Finn and Peter Proxy with a 125 total.
The men played an 18-hole, individual-low-net game April 27. Dave Kruger carded a 10-under-par 54 to edge Tom Lewis, who was one shot back in second place. Danny Hayes took third place with an 8-under-par 56, while Vince Fanton and Ernie Hauser were another shot back in a tie for fourth place.
The KRC women played a nine-hole, individual-low-net golf game April 26 in several handicap flights. Cindy Miller’s 4-under-par 28 was good enough to take first place in Flight A with Lynn Dailey and Jean Holmes tying for second place at even-par 32. Miller’s 6-over-par 38 was the low-gross round of the day.
Ginny Nunn’s 4-under-par 28 gave her a one-shot victory in Flight B with Meredith Slavin taking second place. Joyce Brown, Sue Christensen, Patty Townsend and Terry Westby tied for third at 1-under 31. Nunn also took first place in the low-gross category with a 43.
Sue Little and Jan Turner tied for first place in Flight C with matching 3-under-par 29s, two shots better than Barb Lindwall and Sue Wheeler, who finished in a tie for second. Turner’s 46 was the low-gross score in Flight C.
Mary Pat Swamy took first place in Flight D with a 4-under-par 28, one shot better than second-place finisher Markie Ksiazek. Eunice Warda finished alone in third with a 1-under-par 31. Ksiazek also was low gross in her flight with a 49.
April 25 saw the men play a nine-hole, low-net-of-partners game. Vince Mercadante teamed up with Earl Huntzinger to combine on a 10-under-par 54 to finish one shot better than Web Cutting and Paul Kammerlen. Gino DiClemente and Gino DiClemente Jr. were three shots back in third place.
Horseshoe news
Two teams qualified for the playoffs in April 30 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Hank Huyghe and Ron Pepka defeated Adin Shank and Karl Thomas 21-13 to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Four teams emerged from pool play April 27. Rod Bussey and Carl Samuels defeated Ron Pepka 22-7 in the first semifinal game, while Bruce Munro and Adin Shank edged Sam Samuels and Tom Skoloda 22-17 in the other semifinal. Munro-Shank rolled past Bussey-Samuelson 22-8 in the finals.
Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Anna Maria Island Community Center Basketball League schedule
Instructional Division (ages 5-7)
May 10 6 p.m. WCAC vs. Coastal Orthopedic
Division III (ages 8-9)
May 4 6 p.m. Agnelli Pool vs. Kat Charters
Division II (ages 10-11)
May 4 7 p.m. Sandbar vs. Connie’s
May 9 8 p.m. Ross Built vs. Bistro
May 30 10 a.m. Ross Built vs. Sandbar
Division I (ages 12-13)
May 9 7 p.m. E-Solutions vs. Eat Here
May 10 7 p.m. Holy Cow vs. E-Solutions
Premier League (ages 14-17)
May 4 8 p.m. Dips vs. Sun
May 9 8 p.m. Sun vs. Ralph’s
May 10 8 p.m. LaPensee vs. Dips